Mehmed Nazmi Efendi

The life of Mehmed Nazmi Efendi began in Pristina (Priştine) in 1870/71 (AH 1287); the father's occupation was "Kosova İstinaf Mahkemesi üye mülazımı". At about 17, in 1887/88, Mehmed Nazmi began work in Pristina. The annual lists begin in 1887/88, with Mehmed Nazmi as Bidayet Mahkemesi Kalemi stajyeri in Pristina, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1893/94. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1899 give a second post, in Mitrovica as Bidayet Mahkemesi ikinci kâtibi. Alongside, the lists for 1898/99 give a second post, in Preševo as Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantik yardımcısı. Alongside, the lists for 1898 to 1900 give a second post, in Vushtrri as Bidayet Mahkemesi müstantik yardımcısı. Alongside, the lists for 1899 to 1907 give a second post, in Pristina as Bidayet Mahkemesi mukavelat muharriri.

The salary went from 225 kuruş a month in 1893/94 to 300 in 1898/99, the peak, in Preševo, when 27 per cent of paid officials earned less. Over seven years the salaries add up to 20,700 kuruş, 60 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1906/07.